You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
AEROTAXIS
Etymology
Noun
aerotaxis (uncountable)
(biology) Movement of an organism either towards or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
Source: Wiktionary
A"Ă«r*o*tax`is, n. [NL. See AĂ«ro-; Taxis.] (Bacteriology)
Definition: The positive or negative stimulus exerted by oxygen on aërobic and anaërobic bacteria. -- A`ër*o*tac"tic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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